Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule unless the context requires otherwise—

• “Ancient Woodland Easement Management Plan” means a plan prepared for each easement that is within Kemberland Wood and Lynne Wood Ancient Woodland, describing the woodland management to be undertaken by National Grid within that easement;

• “bird flight diverter” means a protective measure to reduce bird collisions with overhead lines;

• “commence” means the carrying out of a material operation, as defined in section 155 of the 2008 Act (when development begins), comprised in or carried out for the purposes of the authorised development, but does not include any engineering investigation, environmental (including archaeological) investigation and monitoring, site or soil survey, environmental mitigation measures, erection of temporary amphibian or reptile fencing, erection of temporary stock fencing to site boundaries or temporary demarcation fencing marking out site boundaries;

• “Concept Mitigation Planting Plan” means the plan referred to in Requirement 8(1) identifying locations for planting for proposed mitigation (Document 8.11(A));

• “Drainage Management Plan” means a plan prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(b) and the principles set out in sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the CEMP;

• “Emergency Response Plan for Flood Events” means the plan prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(e) detailing emergency procedures in the event of a flood as outlined in section 4.5 of the CEMP;

• “Lighting Scheme” means the scheme prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(d) and in accordance with section 3.6 of the CEMP;

• “Pollution Incident Control Plan” means the plan prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(c) detailing remedial measures in the event of an incident and in accordance with section 2.13 of the CEMP;

• “the relevant drainage authority” means, in any given Requirement, the drainage authority or the Lead Local Flood Authority for the area to which the Requirement relates;

• “Site Waste Management Plan” means the detailed plan for the collection, segregation, treatment and disposal of waste prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(f) and the measures set out in the Outline Waste Management Plan;

• “Soil and Aftercare Management Plan” means the plan prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(a) and section 4.4 of the CEMP describing how works should be undertaken to minimise effects on the nature and quality of soil and agricultural land;

• “stage” means a defined stage of the authorised development, the extent of which is shown in a scheme submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority pursuant to Requirement 4;

• “start up and close down activities” means general works that will not create an audible disturbance to local residents, including but not restricted to—

  1. (a)

     arrival and departure of workforce and staff at site and movement to and from places of work (staff to remain considerate of neighbours, no loud music or raised voices);

  2. (b)

     general refuelling of plant;

  3. (c)

     site inspections and safety checks;

  4. (d)

     site meetings (daily briefings and quiet inspections/walkovers);

  5. (e)

     site clean-up (site housekeeping that does not require the use of plant);

  6. (f)

     general site maintenance; and

  7. (g)

     low key maintenance and safety checking of plant and machinery (provided this does not require or cause loud hammering or banging);

• “travel plan” means the plan prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(h) and section 5.19 of the Construction Traffic Management Plan describing the travel arrangements of the contractor; and

• “the tree and hedgerow protection strategy” means the plan detailing the trees, groups of tree and hedgerows to be retained during the construction of the authorised development prepared in accordance with Requirement 6(1)(g).

Where under any of the Requirements the approval or agreement of the highway authority or the relevant planning authority is required, that approval must be given in writing.

Where an approval is required under the terms of any Requirement or a document referred to in a Requirement, or any Requirement specifies “unless otherwise approved” or “unless otherwise agreed” by the highway authority or the relevant planning authority such approval or agreement may only be given if the changes are minor or immaterial and where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the highway authority or the relevant planning authority that the subject matter of the approval or agreement sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the Environmental Statement.

Where any Requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance or general accordance with the details approved by the highway authority or by the relevant planning authority, the approved details are to be taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved in writing by the highway authority or by the relevant planning authority.